Men caught stealing copper downspouts in Easton, police say

Two Warren County, N.J. men were arrested after they were caught with a trunk-full of stolen copper downspouts, officials said.

Joseph M. Duckworth and Ryan J. Hnasko took the downspouts from the homes of William Bissell, 726 Paxinosa Ave., and his neighbor, James Schaffer, 734 Paxinosa Ave., both of Easton, just before 1 p.m. Monday, officials said.

Police were headed to Paxinosa Street after getting a tip when they spotted Duckworth and Hnasko in a red 1992 Plymouth Acclaim on Bushkill Street, officials said.